Jodhpur, April 14 -- The Rajasthan High Court on Monday said that the benefit of reservation available in one state cannot be extended to another state.

A single bench of Justice Sanjeet Purohit said that candidates belonging to reserved categories in other states may compete for the MBBS postgraduate course for the academic year 2025-2026 in Rajasthan under the unreserved category; however, they cannot be accorded the benefit of the reduced percentile prescribed for reserved categories.

The court dismissed a petition filed by the Federation of Private Medical and Dental Colleges of Rajasthan that challenged the February 18, 2026 decision that candidates belonging to reserved categories in other states were treated as general category c...